Administration and Money Matters

Tuition fees

On this page, we briefly explain the three main rates. There are many exceptions to the rates.

Statutory rate: EU/EEA nationality and no Dutch degree

Every year, the Minister of
Education determines the tuition fees for full-time and part-time
programs in higher education.

All students with EU/EEA
nationality are required to pay these fees, referred to as the statutory
fees (€2,006 in 2017-18; €2,060 in 2018-19).

These fees applies to all institutes of higher education throughout
the Netherlands and is a one-off payment, regardless of the number of
programs or courses you take or the institution where you take them. This applies for as long as you do not yet have a Dutch degree.

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Institutional rate: Non-EU/EEA nationality or already Dutch degree

The fees for non-EU/EEA nationals are determined by the
institutes (universities) themselves. These fees are referred to as the
institutional fees. If you pay the institutional fees, you will be
required to pay these fees for each program in which you register.

EU/EEA students also have to pay the
institutional fees for a Bachelor’s program if as they already have a Dutch Bachelor’s
diploma and for a Master’s program if they already have a Dutch Master’s
diploma.

The rates may be different per
program, especially if you are granted a waiver. Check out the different rates.

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Why do different tuition fees exist and what are they based upon?

The Dutch Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk onderzoek)
stipulates that a student enrolled in an initial graduate program has
to pay either the statutory tuition fees or the institutional fees. Most
students will pay the statutory fees set by the Dutch Minister of
Education, Culture and Science.

Students who enroll in a
second BA or MA program – having finished their first BA or MA program –
and students from outside the European Economic Area have to pay the
institutional tuition fees. These fees are set by the University’s
Executive Board after consultation with the University Council.

In
principle, Tilburg University’s institutional fees are based on the
total costs for initial / first degree BA and MA programs. Marketing
considerations may lead some programs to set a different fee. In
addition, Schools can offer a waiver (discount) to potentially promising
students. The institutional fees cannot be lower than the statutory
fees. The income position of students is not taken into account when
setting the institutional fees or waiver. There are various
organizations and institutions that provide grants to students.

After
obtaining their MA degree, students receive Tilburg University
knowledge vouchers. These vouchers give graduates the right to take
courses from the regular curriculum for free up to five years after
graduation to a maximum of 12 EC.

Contact

The Student Desk helps you with any questions you
may have regarding registration, terminating a registration and payment of
tuition fees.

Nationality check

Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country are put on a par with students of an EEA country, if they meet the nationality requirements of the Dutch Student Finance Act 2000 (Wet studiefinanciering 2000). Check if you meet the requirements in the nationality chart.

If you are entitled to student finance (DUO), you are allowed to pay the
statutory fee.

If you are entitled to student finance, but won’t get it because you are older than 30 years, you still pay the statutory fee (unless you already have a diploma and register for a similar program).

EU/EEA

EU stands for European Union. EEA refers to the Treaty concerning the European Economic Area (Europese Economische Ruimte). Countries belonging to the EU/EEA:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic

Denmark, Estonia

Finland, France

Germany, Great Britain, Greece

Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy

Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania

Luxembourg, Malta

The Netherlands, Norway

Poland, Portugal, Rumania

Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden.

Students with a Swiss or Surinam nationality are also put on a par with students from EU/EEA countries.